Tag:Dana Bumgardner

State Rep. Jeff Collins had enough. The Nash County Republican sat through two legislative meetings in two weeks hearing Duke Energy officials describe subsidies and carve-outs handed over to the solar energy industry at taxpayer expense. Often the utility was forced to buy renewable power that…

(UPDATED, 4:05 p.m. Wednesday. The House passed the bill, 65-51. After the vote, Rep. Justin Burr, R-Stanly, issued a statement including the following: “North Carolina already identifies party affiliation in other judicial elections, so it is not a new approach to provide local voters this information. This informed elections…